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Patent No.:

US 7192192 B1

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Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2007

Filed:

Aug. 11, 2003
Applicants:

Greg J. Vandenheuvel, Kaukauna, WI (US);

Greg W. Melchoir, Green Bay, WI (US);

Inventors:

Greg J. VandenHeuvel, Kaukauna, WI (US);

Greg W. Melchoir, Green Bay, WI (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 33/16 (2006.01); B65D 33/00 (2006.01); A44B 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A closure arrangement for a reclosable polymeric bag is disclosed, the closure arrangement comprising convex and concave areas that facilitate opening the bag. To initially open the bag, first and second films are separated from each other by tearing perforations. Next, interlocked closure profiles are detached from each other by grabbing onto gripper ridges and pulling the opening of the bag apart. If the first or second film becomes tucked into the groove left by the perforations such that the gripper ridges are difficult to access even after tearing the perforations, then the end of the opening may be flexed up or down, thereby causing separation of the convex area and concave area to provide access to the gripper ridges.


Find Patent Forward Citations

VandenHeuvel, Greg. (2007). Closure arrangement with tear guide for allowing access to zipper flanges in a package (U.S. Patent No. 7192192). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/7192192

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